Words that rhyme with fount

  • account
    n 1: a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" [syn: history, account, chronicle, story] 2: a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" [syn: report, news report, story, account, write up] 3: a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services; "he asked to see the executive who handled his account" [syn: account, business relationship] 4: a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account" [syn: explanation, account] 5: grounds; "don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful" [syn: score, account] 6: importance or value; "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance" 7: a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month" [syn: account, accounting, account statement] 8: the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" [syn: report, account] 9: an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe" [syn: bill, account, invoice] 10: the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account" v 1: be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something; "Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam" 2: keep an account of [syn: account, calculate] 3: to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental" [syn: report, describe, account] 4: furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money" [syn: account, answer for]
  • amount
    n 1: a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" [syn: sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money] 2: the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people" 3: how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify [syn: measure, quantity, amount] 4: a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers [syn: sum, amount, total] v 1: be tantamount or equivalent to; "Her action amounted to a rebellion" 2: add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" [syn: total, number, add up, come, amount] 3: develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans" [syn: come, add up, amount]
  • bouffant
    adj 1: being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing; "a bouffant skirt" [syn: bouffant, puffy] n 1: a woman's hairstyle in which the hair gives a puffy appearance
  • catamount
    n 1: short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur [syn: lynx, catamount] 2: large American feline resembling a lion [syn: cougar, puma, catamount, mountain lion, painter, panther, Felis concolor]
  • count
    n 1: the total number counted; "a blood count" 2: the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours" [syn: count, counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning, tally] 3: a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl v 1: determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change" [syn: count, number, enumerate, numerate] 2: have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much" [syn: count, matter, weigh] 3: show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient" [syn: consider, count, weigh] 4: name or recite the numbers in ascending order; "The toddler could count to 100" 5: put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members" [syn: count, number] 6: include as if by counting; "I can count my colleagues in the opposition" 7: have a certain value or carry a certain weight; "each answer counts as three points" 8: have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" [syn: count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon] 9: take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon" [syn: reckon, count]
  • detente
    n 1: the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)
  • discount
    n 1: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise [syn: discount, price reduction, deduction] 2: interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan [syn: discount rate, discount, bank discount] 3: a refund of some fraction of the amount paid [syn: rebate, discount] 4: an amount or percentage deducted [syn: deduction, discount] v 1: bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" [syn: dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore] 2: give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books- they sell like hot cakes"
  • dismount
    n 1: the act of dismounting (a horse or bike etc.) v 1: alight from (a horse) [syn: unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get down]
  • entente
    n 1: an informal alliance between countries [syn: entente, entente cordiale] 2: a friendly understanding between political powers [syn: entente, entente cordiale]
  • font
    n 1: a specific size and style of type within a type family [syn: font, fount, typeface, face, case] 2: bowl for baptismal water [syn: baptismal font, baptistry, baptistery, font]
  • headcount
    n 1: number of people in a particular group [syn: head count, headcount]
  • miscount
    n 1: an inaccurate count v 1: count wrongly
  • mount
    n 1: a lightweight horse kept for riding only [syn: saddle horse, riding horse, mount] 2: the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top" [syn: climb, mount] 3: a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill [syn: mountain, mount] 4: a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place; "the diamond was in a plain gold mount" [syn: mount, setting] 5: something forming a back that is added for strengthening [syn: backing, mount] v 1: attach to a support; "They mounted the aerator on a floating" 2: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" [syn: wax, mount, climb, rise] [ant: wane] 3: fix onto a backing, setting, or support; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis" 4: put up or launch; "mount a campaign against pornography" 5: get up on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride] [ant: get off, hop out] 6: go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?" [syn: climb, climb up, mount, go up] 7: prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance; "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play" [syn: mount, put on] 8: copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow" [syn: ride, mount]
  • paramount
    adj 1: having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism" [syn: overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderating]
  • piedmont
    n 1: the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama 2: a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land 3: the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley [syn: Piedmont, Piemonte]
  • recount
    n 1: an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election v 1: narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child" [syn: tell, narrate, recount, recite] 2: count again; "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made"
  • remount
    n 1: a fresh horse especially (formerly) to replace one killed or injured in battle v 1: mount again; "he remounted his horse" 2: mount again, as after disassembling something 3: provide with fresh horses; "remount a regiment"
  • restaurant
    n 1: a building where people go to eat [syn: restaurant, eating house, eating place, eatery]
  • surmount
    v 1: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness" [syn: overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master] 2: be on top of; "The scarf surmounted the gown" 3: reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc" [syn: scale, surmount] 4: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" [syn: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform]
  • tantamount
    adj 1: being essentially equal to something; "it was as good as gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt" [syn: equivalent, tantamount(p)]
  • viscount
    n 1: (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count 2: a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron
  • want
    n 1: a state of extreme poverty [syn: privation, want, deprivation, neediness] 2: the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost" [syn: lack, deficiency, want] 3: anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants" [syn: need, want] 4: a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire" [syn: wish, wishing, want] v 1: feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" [syn: desire, want] 2: have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner" [syn: want, need, require] 3: hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you" 4: wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!" 5: be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"
  • wont
    n 1: an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening" [syn: habit, wont]
  • mt
    n 1: a radioactive transuranic element [syn: meitnerium, Mt, element 109, atomic number 109] 2: a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms [syn: metric ton, MT, tonne, t] 3: a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border [syn: Montana, Treasure State, MT] 4: the use of computers to translate from one language to another [syn: machine translation, MT]
  • belmont
    n 1: a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Elmont on Long Island; site of the Belmont Stakes [syn: Belmont Park, Belmont]
  • hellespont
    n 1: the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey [syn: Dardanelles, Canakkale Bogazi, Hellespont]
  • nantes
    n 1: a port city in western France on the Loire estuary
  • rand
    n 1: the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents 2: United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982) [syn: Rand, Ayn Rand] 3: a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese [syn: Witwatersrand, Rand, Reef]
  • comte
    n 1: French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study [syn: Comte, Auguste Comte, Isidore Auguste Marie Francois Comte]
  • beaumont
    n 1: United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853) [syn: Beaumont, William Beaumont] 2: English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher (1584-1616) [syn: Beaumont, Francis Beaumont] 3: a city of southeastern Texas near Houston
  • fremont
    n 1: United States explorer who mapped much of the American west and Northwest (1813-1890) [syn: Fremont, John C. Fremont, John Charles Fremont]
  • demount
  • glyptodont
  • blount
  • yount
  • conte
  • quant
  • pont
  • claremont
  • clermont
  • lophodont
  • selenodont
  • accompt
  • symbiont
  • diplont

See also fount definition and fount synonyms